Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), Beijing

Very wide city square at Beijing nearly one kilometers long & about three hundred meters wide square was at the heart of the city. North side had the famous Tiananmen gate (gate of heavenly peace) which is on the national emblem of china. A lot of crowd were taking pictures & lightening on the gate was beautiful. Southern side had Qian men (front gate), eastern side was National museum of china & western side had the great hall of peoples & Mao Zedong mausoleum. Monument pillar of the people’s heroes was erected on the square. In 1983 I was very impressed to see the wide street in the northern side of square. In 1949 October 1, Mao Zedong declared Peoples Republic of China at this square. Tiananmen gate & Tiananmen square are the must see place of Beijing.

Interesting place and nothing happened here on June 4, 1989 or 6489 according to social media. I have no idea why the Chinese generation X keep implying that their youth and innocence died when the 1980s ended and why many foreign people left China near around 1989 after complaining about seeing too much of China. In the present day you need to move through the security checks and keep moving or else some plain clothes police will randomly confront you about randomly stopping on the way to the square.

Nice square Just bear in mind there are specific entry points to the square. Police is very strict with that and you might need to walk much more than expected to cross security controls.

Right next to the Forbidden City, The biggest openair museum. A time travel option throu more than 600 hundred years of the two main dinastied that inhabited the palace. A great place to go with kids. Its huge. Beautifully mantained and a great place to take pictures and spend the day. Try to go during summer as in winter gets really cold and there are not many shops or closed areas where you can find refuge.

Lovely place to see! I never understood why there was red paint on the roads though. Did something happen here? Also, what’s with the tanks?